Hepsi was a Turkish girlband. They consisted of Eren Bakıcı,
Cemre Kemer and Yasemin Yürük, and formerly of
Gülçin Ergül
Gülçin Ergül (born 30 October 1985) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, dancer, choreographer, actress and yin yoga teacher.
Life and career 1985–2004: Early years and education
Ergül started her music career by st ...
, who left in 2009. Cemre Kemer's mother is a famous manager, Şebnem Özberk. When they were nine years old, they were students at the same conservatory and her mother began to build the group. All the members of the group are ballet dancers.
The group was largely followed in Turkey, with their audience being made up mainly of teenage boys and girls and pre-teen girls.
The group also starred in their own youth series, called ''
Hepsi 1
''Hepsi 1'' is a Turkish television show, broadcasting on the national network ATV Turkey, ATV. The show began in 2007. It stars the members of the Turkish pop singing group Hepsi.
Plot
The premise of the show revolves around the four main char ...
'' on one of the main channels,
ATV Turkey
ATV (stylized as atv) is a Turkish free-to-air television network owned by Turkuvaz Media Group. ATV was Turkey's most popular channel with a market share of 22%.
History
Founded by Dinç Bilgin of Sabah Group, the startion launched on 12 Jul ...
.
Album "Bir"
The group rose to fame in the year
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
with their debut album ''
Bir'', which spawned the hit songs "
Olmaz OÄŸlan", "
Üç Kalp
"Üç Kalp" is a pop song from Turkish girl group Hepsi
Hepsi was a Turkish girlband. They consisted of Eren Bakıcı, Cemre Kemer and Yasemin Yürük, and formerly of Gülçin Ergül, who left in 2009. Cemre Kemer's mother is a famous manager ...
", and "
HerÅŸeye RaÄŸmen
''Bir'' ("one" in Turkish), is an album released by Turkish girl group Hepsi in April 2005. To date, the album has sold over 149,000 copies. It is ranked number 19 among the best-selling albums of 2005 in Turkey. Music videos have been produced f ...
", and the hugely successful song "
Yalan
"Yalan" (English translation: "Lie" - as in: not telling the truth) is a song from Turkish girl group Hepsi's debut album, '' Bir'' (2005). The song features vocals from Turkish pop musician Murat Boz
Murat Boz (born 7 March 1980) is a Turkis ...
".
Album: ''Hepsi 2''
In June 2006 the group released their second studio ''Hepsi 2''. The first single from the album, "Kalpsizsin", in 2006, also became a huge hit, winning them an award at the Kral TV Music Awards for the best group. The second single was "Aşk Sakızı" in 2007 which also became a huge hit.
EP "Tempo"
They went on to release their first official
EP, ''Tempo'', in association with
Pepsi
Pepsi is a Carbonated water, carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor, manufactured by PepsiCo which serves as its flagship product. In 2023, Pepsi was the second most valuable soft drink brand worldwide behind Coca-Cola; the two share a long ...
, and worked with Turkish Pop legend
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu (; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. She is one of the most successful Turkish people, Turkish singers, having sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Q ...
, famous for working with
Tarkan
Tarkan may refer to:
People
* Tarkan (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Tarkan (singer) (born 1972), Turkish pop singer
Other uses
* Tarkhan, an ancient Turkic and Mongol nobility title
* Tarkan (comics), a fic ...
.
Album: ''Åžaka (10+1)''
The group released their third studio album on 24 May 2008. The group stated that the third album was gonna be "different", On 3 May 2008, the album title was confirmed to be ''
Åžaka (10+1)''.
The album's name includes "(10+1)", because the ten songs featured on the album are covers of famous songs Hepsi have re-produced for their unique style. Some of the featured songs are from very famous singers in Turkey such as
Ajda Pekkan
AyÅŸe Ajda Pekkan (; born 12 February 1946) is a Turkish singer. She is known by the title "superstar" in the Turkish media. Pekkan became a prominent figure of Turkish pop music with her songs, in which she tried to create a strong female figure. ...
and
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu (; born Fatma Sezen Yıldırım; 13 July 1954) is a Turkish singer, songwriter and producer. She is one of the most successful Turkish people, Turkish singers, having sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Q ...
, however there is only one brand new song in this album which is "
4 Peynirli Pizza", written by
Kenan Dogulu. "
4 Peynirli Pizza" is the first single for this album and was released on 23 May 2008.
Album: ''Geri Dönüşüm''
After
Gülçin Ergül
Gülçin Ergül (born 30 October 1985) is a Turkish people, Turkish singer, songwriter, composer, dancer, choreographer, actress and yin yoga teacher.
Life and career 1985–2004: Early years and education
Ergül started her music career by st ...
left, they released album "Geri Dönüşüm" in 2010.
Series "Hepsi 1"
''
Hepsi 1
''Hepsi 1'' is a Turkish television show, broadcasting on the national network ATV Turkey, ATV. The show began in 2007. It stars the members of the Turkish pop singing group Hepsi.
Plot
The premise of the show revolves around the four main char ...
'' is a Turkish soap which airs once a week on
ATV, originally on Show TV. The soap shows the girls as pre-famous and how they became famous. The characters of themselves are over the top, however the show has some truth about the girls, such as their likes and dislikes.
Season one attracted many views with an average of 3.2 million viewers a week. Season two had an average of 2.5 million to 6 million viewers a week.
The last episode of the season 2 has aired on 3 June 2008. Although it was said by ATV that season 2 was going to be the last season, it has been confirmed by ATV that a season 3 for Hepsi1 will be made.
It did seem quite a hard decision to be made by ATV because of the number of viewers changing every week from approximately 6 million viewers per week to 2.5 million viewers. However, because of a high number of requests to ATV and the number of viewers being quite high, ATV has confirmed that there will be a Season 3 made. Although it was confirmed it may have a long delay because of the group's promotion of their new album and also the recording of their movie.
Products and endorsements
Pepsi sponsorship
In summer 2006 they starred in the Turkish
Pepsi
Pepsi is a Carbonated water, carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor, manufactured by PepsiCo which serves as its flagship product. In 2023, Pepsi was the second most valuable soft drink brand worldwide behind Coca-Cola; the two share a long ...
commercials, advertising the Pepsi Power Club music download site (the first legal music download site in Turkey). There are two adverts, one of which shows what Hepsi were like as they were growing up, starting from when they were children.
Penti sponsorship
They starred in commercial "Penti".
Winx Club
Alongside Ebru Yazici, they sung in the Turkish dub of Winx Club, in the movies and the Winx in Concert album.
Stationery
The group have released their own stationery and school equipment line. This contains 160 different types of stationery equipment, varying from books, pens, pencils, art books, diaries etc. This stationery line was released in two parts; the first part of the stationery equipment being released in the beginning of July, these were the books, and the rest of the equipment, pens and pencils were released in the first weeks of September 2008.
2008–2009: Group hiatus
in 2009 the group decided to go on their musical way. So they are now only three group members (Cemre Kemer, Yasemin Yürük and Eren Bakıcı).
2012–present: Second group hiatus
In 2015 July, the band announced that they will release new single this winter.
But later it was cancelled and group announced that they weren't working on music anymore.
Discography
Albums
* 2005: "
Bir"
* 2006: "
Hepsi 2
''Hepsi 2'' is the second album of the Turkish girl band Hepsi
Hepsi was a Turkish girlband. They consisted of Eren Bakıcı, Cemre Kemer and Yasemin Yürük, and formerly of Gülçin Ergül, who left in 2009. Cemre Kemer's mother is a famous m ...
"
* 2008: "
Åžaka (10+1)"
* 2010: "
Geri Dönüşüm"
EP
* 2006: "Tempo"
Non-album Singles
* 2008: "
Sen Bir Tanesin
"Sen Bir Tanesin" is the ninth single by Hepsi
Hepsi was a Turkish girlband. They consisted of Eren Bakıcı, Cemre Kemer and Yasemin Yürük, and formerly of Gülçin Ergül, who left in 2009. Cemre Kemer's mother is a famous manager, Şebnem ...
" (Winx Club Soundtrack)
* 2008: "
Sadece Bir Kız" (Winx Club Soundtrack)
* 2010: "
Harikalar Diyarı" (Winx Club Soundtrack)
* 2011: "
Fındık Kadar"
* 2013: "
SarmaÅŸ DolaÅŸ"
Featured
* 2011: "Organik" - Nükhet Duru ft Hepsi
* 2011: "Şık Şık" - Murat Dalkılıç ft. Volga Tamöz & Hepsi
Others
* 2007: "
Jenerik" (Soundtrack of series Hepsi 1)
* 2009: "Winx Club Konserde" (Turkish dub of Winx Club in Concert)
* 2010: "
Winx Club Sihirli Macera" (Turkish soundtrack of Winx Club: Magical Adventure)
Awards
* 2010: - Pal Fm-Band of the Year-"Won"
* 2009: - Kral TV Video Music Awards - Band of the Year - Nominated
* 2008: - Will foundation special Atanur OÄŸuz Schools Soap of the Year - "Won"
* 2008: - 11. Istanbul Fm Music Awards - Band of the Year - "Won"
* 2008: - PowerTurk Music Award 2008 - Band of the Year - Nominated
* 2008: - Kral TV Video Music Awards - Band of the Year - "Won"
* 2007: - Power Turk Music Awards 2007 - Band of the Year - "Won"
* 2007: - Kral TV Video Music Awards - Band of the year - "Won"
* 2007: - Jetix Awards-Band of the Year -"Won"
* 2006: - Kral TV Video Music Awards - Band of the Year - "Won"
* 2006: - Jetix Awards-Band of the Year -"Won"
Tours
*2008:
Hepsi Åžaka
Hepsi was a Turkish girlband. They consisted of Eren Bakıcı, Cemre Kemer and Yasemin Yürük, and formerly of Gülçin Ergül, who left in 2009. Cemre Kemer's mother is a famous manager, Şebnem Özberk. When they were nine years old, they were ...
*2007:
GNCTRKCLL 40 Partileri Tour
*2007:
Maxland 2007
*2006:
Maxland 2006
*2006:
Sezen Aksu&Hepsi (Pepsi)
*2005:
Hepsi Bir
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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Concerts
*1 June 2007 -
Famagusta
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/ Namık Kemal District
**''Production Company: Stardium''
**''Executive Producer: Ahu Özışık''
**''Producer: Ceyhan Çandır''
**''Recording Studio: İmaj Stüdyoları''
**''Recording Engineer: Murat Elgün''
**''Mixing Engineer: Marek Pompetzki''
**''Mastering Engineer: Stefan''
**''Graphic Design: Stardium''
**''Photographer: Ayten Alpün''
**''Styling: Kemal DoÄŸulu''
References
External links
Grup Hepsi Official
Grup Hepsi Official Fun
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Girl groups
Turkish women singers
Turkish musical quartets
Musical groups established in 2004
Musical groups from Istanbul
Turkish pop music groups